Innovation in Language Learning

School's school plant, financial and faculty and student  safety is the utmost priority for an elementary school administrator and is  high on  the list of public and private education concerns. The intent of this study  was to identify the practices and problems in the operation and  administration of private elementary institution in Valenzuela City and its  implication to educational management. The study addressed the following  research questions:

1. to what extent do current elementary school administrators receive  training in the areas of school plant management, financial management and  faculty and students management  and its implication to educational  management
2. to what extent do elementary school administrators receive training in  the area of school plant management, financial management and faculty and  students management  and its implication to educational management;
3. what are the most prevalent topics when  administrators receive training in the area of school plant management,  financial management and faculty and students management  and its implication  to educational management; and
4. what future training, in the area of school plant management, financial  management and faculty and students management  and its implication to  educational management handling student discipline, do elementary school administrators need?

This descriptive, quantitative study included a survey, created  by the researcher that was used to collect data from 99 elementary school administrators. The results  indicate that the administrators did not receive comprehensive training in  the area of school plant management, financial management and faculty and  students management  and its implication to educational management.

Keywords:  management, supervision, financial, school plant, faculty, practices, problems